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Qatari envoy highlights FIFA World Cup 2022 arrangements
KARACHI: Consul General of Qatar Mishal Mohammad Ali Al-Ansari has highlighted arrangement for FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar, kicking off this Sunday November 20, 2022.
During his visit to Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), Qatari CG informed that the State of Qatar was ready to welcome friends and visitors from around the world which will kicks off this Sunday, November 20th, and the matches will take place in eight outstanding stadiums in which Qatar was expecting more than 3 million spectators who will be in Qatar to watch this historical event.
“A lot of work has been done to prepare, overprepare and go beyond to make sure that everything goes on smoothly. All sectors including security, hotels, rooms and transportation etc. have been fully covered while Pakistan Army’s staff is also part of the security team”, he said, adding that to be on the safe side, three cruise ships have also been booked of which two have already arrived in Qatar to accommodate visitors in case all the hotels in Qatar were fully booked.
He said: “These gigantic cruise ships comprising of 26 floors and having 1,000 rooms each are already docked whereas thousands of luxurious tents having rest rooms and bed rooms have also been established in the desert as it is a totally different world cup in which all the matches will be played in eight stadiums situated in one city and away at a distance of half-an-hour from each other.
“Of course, it’s going to be a month of festivities and the people have already started pouring into Qatar from Argentina, Brazil and Europe so it’s a big party scene now.”
Qatar stood in solidarity with the people of Pakistan during this year’s flashfloods and torrential rains. “As our sympathies are for those who have lost their livelihood, several Qatari aircrafts carrying hundreds of tons of emergency relief aids arrived in our brotherly country under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the humanitarian support from Qatar continues to date which demonstrates our commitment.”
Qatar is Pakistan’s thirteenth biggest trade partner and in 2021, the bilateral trade volume between the two brotherly countries was over $2.73 billion which continues to show steady growth.
“Qatar and Pakistan have well established relations which are based on shared religion, culture, abilities and geographical proximity”, he added.
Referring to last year’s meeting in August in Diwan-e-Amiri, Doha between Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he said that both leaders besides stressing on the importance of brotherly and strategic relations, expressed aspirations to enhance economic partnership, bilateral trade exchanges and investments promotion through Qatar Investment Authority. “In this regard, Qatar Investment Authority announced to invest US$3 billion various commercial and investment sectors in Pakistan.”
President KCCI Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, Senior Vice President Touseef Ahmed, Vice President Muhammad Haris Agar, Former President Majyd Aziz and KCCI Managing Committee Members were also present on the occasion.
President KCCI Mohammed Tariq Yousuf, while welcoming the Qatari Consul General, stated that Pakistan and Qatar enjoy strong, bilateral, social, political & economic relationship. “Pakistan has sent over 1.1 million workers abroad during the last three years despite COVID-19 pandemic, out of which 53,000 plus workforce were exported to Qatar”, he noted, adding that both countries must work together to develop capacity building of Pakistan’s skilled workforce to match the requirements of employers abroad with a view to improve remuneration for Pakistani expatriates.
He said that trade volume between both countries has skyrocketed to new heights as compared to previous years on account of the LNG supply agreement. “We urge Qatari investors to invest in Pakistan’s petroleum industry to develop the LNG domestic market which holds tremendous opportunities for foreign investments.”
Tariq Yousuf urged that as Qatar was one of the top Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) suppliers in the world and Pakistan was currently facing severe energy crises, Qatar’s authorities must supply LNG to Pakistan on a priority basis to address the shortages.
Underscoring the need to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation through enhanced interaction between private sectors, he noted that Pakistan’s exports to Qatar stood at $196.6 million in FY22 as compared to $149.8 million in FY21, reflecting growth of over 31% on-year-on-year basis while Pakistan’s imports from Qatar appreciated to $2.68 billion in FY22 as compared to $1.32 billion in FY21, reflecting growth of over 100 percent on-year-on-year basis.
Urging Qatari investors to explore the opportunities available in CPEC, he said that Pakistan has tremendous investment opportunities in Energy, Transport Infrastructure, Gwadar, Socio-Economic Development, Science & Technology & Agriculture Cooperation.
“Qatari investors can capitalize on advancing energy-related cooperation, promoting trade and investment ties, exploring opportunities & joint ventures in Pakistan’s energy, aviation, agriculture and livestock, maritime, sports & hospitality sectors, which will pave way for further strengthening Pak-Qatar economic relationship.
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England win T20 cricket world cup
The England team win by 5 wickets against Pakistan in the cricket T20 world cup.
England had won the toss and decided to field first. Pakistan scored 137 runs losing 8 wickets. England chased the runs in 19 overs losing 5 wickets.
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Shan Masood scored 38 runs in 28 balls, Babar Azam scored 32 runs in 28 balls and Shadab Khan scored 20 runs in 14 balls.
Ben Stokes scored 52 runs in 49 balls, Jos Buttler scored 26 runs in 17 balls, Harry Brook scored 20 runs in 23 balls.
The prime minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif said that “Team Pakistan fought back hard & brave. Great bowling performance. But England played better today. We are proud of our boys in green for making it to the final match of this mega tournament.”
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England hammer India in semi-final of T20WC22
England won massive victory in cricket match against India in semi-final T20 world cup 2022.
India scored 168 runs in 20 wickets losing 6 wickets in first innings. England chased the score in just 16 overs losing no wickets.
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Alex Hales was declared man of the match scoring 86 runs in just 47 balls. Jos Buttler scored 80 runs in 49 balls. Chris Jordan took 3 wickets, Adil Rashid and Chris Woakes took 1 wicket respectively.
Hardik Pandya scored 63 runs in 33 balls, Virat Kohli scored 50 runs in 40 balls and Rohit Sharma scored 27 runs in 28 balls.
The prime minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif on this situation tweeted: So, this Sunday, it’s: 152/0 vs 170/0.
The final will be played November 13, 2022 against Pakistan and England in Melbourne.
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Pakistan cricket team felicitated for moving into T20 final
Pakistan cricket team has been congratulated by leading national personalities for magnificent performance against New Zealand in the semi-final on Wednesday and moving towards the final of the T20 men’s cricket world cup.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the national team for the superb victory against New Zealand in the semi-final. He hoped the team would win the final with the same enthusiastic way.
President Arif Alvi in his message said: “Well played Pakistan. Excellent performances by Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam, Muhammad Rizwan and our upcoming Haris. Green shirts you make us proud. On to the finals. Our best wishes with you, Inshallah you will win.”
Former Prime Minister and PTI chairman Imran Khan in his message congratulated Babar Azam and the team for a great win. “Wishing Babar Azam and his team prayers and best wishes from the nation. All we expect from you is to fight till the last ball.”
Director General ISPR congratulated Team Pakistan for a stellar performance and winning semi-final T20WC. “Good luck for the Final. Pakistan Zindabad!”
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) said in a tweet: “Well Played Pakistan Team, an all-round performance. Perhaps history is repeating itself!?! Now the big game. Wish you all the best. Pakistan and PIA is rooting for you.”
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T20 World Cup 2022: Pakistan make comprehensive win against New Zealand
Pakistan Cricket Team secured a comprehensive victory against the New Zealand in the semi-final of T20 World Cup 2022 on Wednesday.
The Babar Azam Eleven chased 153 runs in a comfortable manner. The team completed the innings in 115 balls on losing three wickets.
The New Zealand scored 152 runs in 120 balls, losing four wickets.
Muhammad Rizwan was declared the man of the match on scoring 57 runs of 43 balls.
The journey of Pakistan to the semi-final of T20 World Cup had been unbelievable. Pakistan lost hopes when it got defeated from India and Zimbabwe in the first to matches.
However Pakistan secured victory against South Africa and Netherlands, which created some chances for Pakistan to qualify for semi-finals. All the expectations for Pakistan had fallen on Netherlands and South Africa match.
The victory of Netherlands against the South Africa proved to be a clear way for Pakistan to the semi-final.
Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan Cricket Team said that the team played really well and he thanked the crowd for the support they have given them. The team had a plan to go hard in the power play and they wanted to make most of the 6 overs.
The captain gave credit to Haris Rauf for being an aggressive player. He added that they will enjoy the win but are focused on the finals and they are looking forward to it.
The captain of New Zealand, Kane Williamson said that they were put under pressure but they managed to get back the momentum. He states that they were outplayed but they are disappointed, because they did not make Pakistan work hard for their runs.
He admitted that their fielding was not that great, Azam and Rizwan put them under pressure, they could have been more disciplined but Pakistan are deserved winners.
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WTO, FIFA sign MoU for economic, social development
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) agreed to collaborate by exchanging views of their respective activities and preparing common strategies and projects in areas of shared interest.
Regarding the WTO’s cotton programme, the WTO and FIFA will explore opportunities to enhance the participation of the “Cotton Four” (C4) countries (Burkina Faso, Benin, Chad and Mali) and other LDC cotton producers in global football apparel value chains.
The two organizations will also work together in the development of publications, including a joint study on the economic impact of football and its role in unlocking global economic growth potential, and will explore options for the development of capacity-building activities that support the use of football as a tool for women’s empowerment, particularly in LDCs.
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO Director-General, said: “I’m really excited at the prospect of collaborating with FIFA to try to leverage the cotton sector in a positive way for poor developing countries such as the Cotton 4. I’m really excited that collaboration with FIFA could help us pull these countries more into the global cotton value chain. I’m also thrilled at the prospect of working on gender empowerment. We have a big sports economy, and to the extent that we can pull this through trade to support women, this is a positive signal.”
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said: “FIFA redistributes its revenue among our 211 member associations to help them develop football in their countries by notably investing in infrastructure, facilities, competitions, refereeing and coaching. Yet, we believe that there is still more that football can do, especially for the youth in the developing world. This important partnership can help us find ways of ensuring that football can further promote sustainable development for everyone to benefit from the global football economy.”
On behalf of the C4 countries, as well as Côte d’Ivoire and all the African countries and LDCs that produce and export cotton, Ambassador Ahmad Makaila of the Republic of Chad welcomed this “excellent initiative” undertaken in the framework of the collaboration between FIFA and the WTO.
“For the C4, signature of the Agreement between the WTO and FIFA strengthens a common vision, an inclusive and lasting partnership and a choice to favour cooperation and negotiation at the WTO in the search for the most appropriate solutions to the cotton issue,” he stated. “This robust cooperation is more than ever indispensable to ensure that our countries bounce back from the many crises we are currently facing, undertake better reconstruction and help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.”
Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which will remain in force until 31 December 2027, the WTO and FIFA will exchange information and expertise on the economic dimension of football, through participation in conferences, regular meetings and contribution to studies. Once a year, a joint review will be undertaken to assess the collaboration and identify specific activities or projects to be implemented the following year. These activities and projects will be reflected in a Collaboration Plan.
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Faysal Bank joins hands for cricket promotion in Pakistan
KARACHI: Faysal Bank Limited (FBL) has joined hands with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) for the promotion of Grassroots Cricket Development Program.
An introduction and promotion event was recently held at a local hotel in Karachi in this regard.
Faysal Islami, a leading Islamic bank, firmly believes in promoting all initiatives that contribute towards the positive projection of Pakistan, both nationally and internationally.
Healthy sporting activities in general, and promotion of our current and future sporting stars in particular, is one avenue through which the Bank is actively playing its part towards a bigger national cause.
“Diversity and Inclusion is a part of our core ethos, which entails grooming young talent and engagement on a positive and sustainable basis. The intent has always been to further strengthen the infrastructure for opportunities and development of the youth across all segments of society as we have immense talent that remains untapped,” said Yousaf Hussain, President & CEO of Faysal Bank Limited.
Speaking on the occasion, Yousaf Hussain applauded the efforts of PCB towards the nurturing of talent in Pakistan and expressed the Bank’s keen intent to aggressively support PCB in this remarkable initiative also.
Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board, Ramiz Raja said “I am delighted to welcome Faysal Bank on board. One of the core objective of the Pakistan Cricket Board is to strengthen the cricket base in the country by providing state-of-the-art facilities and the desired knowledge to cricketers from a very young so they groomed into top-notch cricketers, who are ready to serve the country at the international stage.”
He further said: “Through this partnership, we will develop a strong grassroots structure to help our up and coming cricketers and bring foreign coaches into our domestic cricket who will impart their vast knowledge and depth about the game. It is vital to have coaches – who have coached and played around the world – at domestic level as that is where a player is fine-tuned and graduates to the international level.”
Along with Ramiz Raja (Chairman PCB), the event was attended by PCB Board of Directors, Senior Management of FBL, dignitaries from the corporate world and other legendary cricketers. The guests were excited at the prospect, potential and promise of the program and hoped to see great outcomes as a result of it.
